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With demand growing between 10 and 25% per year, the temperature has been rising in heating equipment company Ferroli's logistics operations. Based at an old site just off the A38 near Burton on Trent, which the company moved to when outgrowing their first UK base in Birmingham, the main building …

brings greater benifits to the Materials Handling Industry. Users of the hydraulic on-truck weighing system from specialist manufacturer Timotex will gain from a range of enhanced features and the close attention paid by the company to ease of operation for the driver. The new unit builds on the success of …

Leading logistics company, Import Services, is further expanding its marketing and business development drive by appointing Michael Thomas as Client Services Director. Mike, who formerly held senior level positions within P & O and other logistics organisations such as Excel Ocean, will be instrumental in broadening services to the company's …

Dave Rowlands, Logistics Medicines Manager for Boots the Chemist, stated recently that major UK Wholesalers are expected to achieve and set the standards. He was referring to the established cold chain operated by Boots for the distribution of both pharmaceutical products across the country to their 1400 stores. They have …

Half as much again – that's the extra carrying capacity WIT Transport Solutions has achieved with its new Mercedes Actros drawbar rig, thanks to the truck's low-height chassis and the innovative design of its German-built bodywork. The Worksop company is a general haulier but specialises in the nationwide distribution of …

The Bi–wall container is a revolutionary new product using patented technology. It will allow you to store or transport warm or cool liquids over several days with little loss of temperature. The twin walled polyethylene container is made as a single piece unit comprising an inner and outer wall with …

Since the last Cemat exhibition in Germany, Hyster, the only global, full line supplier of materials handling equipment, has benefited from huge investment in new product development. In 2005, the results of this investment were very apparent on the Hyster/Zeppelin stand. Innovative product development was clearly demonstrated by Hyster's new …

Barloworld Handling has recently supplied a new fleet of Hyster K Series high level order pickers to complement the existing materials handling fleet at Festive Productions at Cwmbran in Wales, whose warehouse and logistics operation is run by Rhys Davies Freight Logistics. Festive Productions, who began operating in 1983, design …

One of CSi's latest developments is an exciting new concept in automatic palletising. The innovative i-Pal®, sold through Ivanhoe – a division of CSi industries B.V., opens the door to automated end-of-line palletising systems to all. i-Pal® is a patented palletising system whose concept involves the use of a robot, …

Systems integrator SDI Greenstone has developed a custom-built carton sortation system for the Playtex lingerie distribution centre in Barcelona. Replacing a manual operation the new system, capable of handling more than 2,000 cartons per hour, has enabled the distribution centre (DC) to streamline the competitive 'value-added' services provided to major …